Jordan Rapp

After 12 consecutive days of mountain bike riding, I decided to give it a rest today. My hands were getting pretty sore, and I figured I'd also quit while I was ahead in terms of no serious crashes, etc. I'll let my body absorb my newfound skillz and will be back at it in December. … Continue reading Dirty Dozen

Found a few neato pics on John Cobb's blog. This is the first, and it's just cool, so doesn't need much of an introduction:I met John for the first time at the most recent FIST workshop that I was doing with Dan E. It was good to actually meet the man that many people consider … Continue reading Position Magic

There are threads on this regularly on the Slowtwitch forum, so I thought I'd share (and archive) my own tip on how to make an anti-ejection bottle cage for a behind the seat carrier. I've lost my fair share of bottles, and this is the first thing that really seems to hold strong.Step 1. Get … Continue reading Anti-Ejection Cages

For the month of November, I've hung up my road wheels and have been hitting the trails at the Hartland-Mt. Work Recreation Area, known fondly as "The Dump," for its close proximity to the Hartland Landfill. It's pretty awesome mountain biking, and riding here in the wet sure beats grinding it on the road. I … Continue reading The Dump

Got this rather insightful email from Coach Joel today. Dubner and Levitt are citing the work of psychologist Anders Ericsson, who studies (in their words) the question of "[when] someone is very good at a given thing, what is it that actually makes him good?""...the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated. Or, put … Continue reading Talent Is Overrated

I was browsing the internets (there are multiple tubes, you kn0w) and came across this picture. I'm not sure how many bikes are designed this way, but more should be. I was impressed. I like the company that makes this particular bike, and this is part of why.I've been in an engineering mood lately, reading … Continue reading Bike Design

SOMA Half-Ironman10.28.2007 - Tempe, AZSo it was the last race of the season, and I wanted to make it a good one. Coach Joel had mandated a stem-mounted GPS after the fiasco at Nutmeg, and I was ready to go with it for this race. I figured out via Google how to upload a set … Continue reading Git ‘Er Done

Two articles! Wow. Triathlete Mag Online & Slowtwitch.com

I'm about to write up my race report for the final race of the season, but I thought I'd post a picture of the trusty chariot that carried me through a really incredible season. I got a camera phone, so I'm finally able to take good pictures from races.So thanks to Trek and the Timex … Continue reading The Trusty Chariot

From the man who brought you "womens love 'otel room!" comes this instant classic, "Oh my god, she was so religious, I commit crimes with her." Jonathon Caron, ladies & gentlemen...